Real-life data of major and minor bleeding events with direct oral anticoagulants in the one-year follow-up period: The NOAC-TURK study

Autor: Lütfü Aşkın, Mahmut Şahin, Ahmet Yanık, Serkan Ünlü, Uğur Canpolat, Ümit Yaşar Sinan, Feyzullah Besli, Seçkin Pehlivanoğlu, Ömer Gedikli, Huseyin Altug Cakmak, Servet Altay
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Anatol J Cardiol
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, Vol 25, Iss 3, Pp 196-204 (2021)
Popis: OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) during daily clinical practice. METHODS: This was a prospective study conducted between January 01, 2016, and April 01, 2017, in patients aged ≥18 years with a diagnosis of NVAF. We performed the study in 9 clinical centers from different regions of Turkey, and the mean follow-up period was 12+2 months. We investigated major and minor bleeding events of DOAC. RESULTS: A total of 1807 patients with NVAF were enrolled. The mean age of the patients was 73.6±10.2 years, CHA2DS2-VASc score was 3.6±1.4, and HAS-BLED score was 2±1.2. The most frequently prescribed DOAC was dabigatran 110 mg bid in 409 (22.6%) patients. The patients on apixaban 2.5 mg bid were older (p
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